NEWS HEADLINES 07/03

THE MRS. WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR PAGEANTS WERE HELD SATURDAY EVENING IN THE CONVENTION CENTER, WHERE ALPHA ALTERNATIVE ABSTINENCE COORDINATOR WENDY WESTERFIELD WON THE “30 AND OVER” COMPETITION.
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THE 19 TO 29 MRS. WKSF WINNER WAS WENDY’S SISTER-IN-LAW, AMANDA WESTERFIELD, WHO IS EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER IN HOPKINSVILLE WHERE SHE LIVES WITH HUSBAND WHITNEY.
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SUNDAY IS FAITH AND FAMILY DAY AT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR, WITH THOSE PRESENTING A CHURCH BULLETIN GAINING FREE ADMISSION FROM 4 UNTIL 7 AND FREE FRIDES FROM 4 UNTIL 6.
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THE YOUTH PAGEANTS WILL ALSO BE HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 1 O’CLOCK IN THE AIR-CONDITIONED CONVENTION CENTER TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE GOSPEL MUSIC SHOWS AT 7.
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EAST 18TH STREET RESIDENT NATHANIEL BROWN REPORTED TWO HOME INVASIONS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY MORNING, WITH ONE OF FOUR SUSPECTS IN THE SATURDAY INCIDENT FIRING A HANDGUN AT HIM, BUT MISSING.
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A 49-YEAR OLD MAN IS IN VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER IN CRITICAL, BUT STABLE, CONDITION AFTER BEING ELECTROCUTED ON BOILIN LANE IN CLARKSVILLE SATURDAY MORNING WHILE APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO ALTER THE CITY’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN SOME WAY, ACCORDING TO CLARKSVILLE POLICE.
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POLICE ARRESTED 25-YEAR OLD STEPHANIE MARIE JENKINS OF FORT CAMPBELL ON THEFT CHARGES AFTER SHE ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED MULTIPLE FAMILIES AND SOLDIERS OUT OF CASH BY TAKING A RENTAL DEPOSIT ON A CLARKSVILLE HOME WHICH WAS ALREADY OCCUPIED,WITH THE VICTIMS OFTEN SHOWING UP WITH THEIR BELONGINGS IN A MOVING TRUCK ONLY TO FIND THEY COULDN’T LIVE THERE.
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KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL JACK CONWAY IS WARNING GRANDPARENTS AGAINST A NEW SCAM WHERE CROOKS ARE CONTACTING PEOPLE WHO’S GRANDCHILDREN ARE OVERSEAS AND SAYING MONEY IS NEEDED TO BE WIRED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.
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CLARKSVILLE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON THE TINY TOWN ROAD AREA WITH ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AFTER A SPIKE IN WRECKS WITH INJURIES ON THAT BUSY ROADWAY.     **
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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS CONTINUING TO SEEK WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY AFTER GAINING NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN THAT AREA.
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